2007-09-02 00:34:16 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Other - Health
Why do some food packets dont say the vitamins they contain on them?
for example i heard tuna had selenium and other nutrients but it only says protein , carbs and fat on the packet. unlike spinach which says many vitamins on the packet.
also sunflower seeds are supposed to contain vitamin e but the packet only says it has magnesium? why doesnt my yogurt say calcium on it?
2007-09-02 00:41:37 · update #1
Because packaging laws were made simpler so that we would not know what kinds of chemicals and garbage we were consuming.
2007-09-02 00:41:29 · answer #1 · answered by breez 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Because they are chucked full of crap,like preservatives and fillers.That is why they can't lie and tell you they have all essential vitamins and iron.The FDA would slam them.I wouldn't eat what is not known what the contents are!
2007-09-02 07:44:09 · answer #2 · answered by one10soldier 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are required reporting items and optional reporting items and in the optional, if the values are fairly low, then there is no reason to put them in. Vitamins, unless added for enrichment, are not required items.
2007-09-02 07:43:58 · answer #3 · answered by Mike1942f 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because they don't contain any/enough to be counted in a daily intake.
2007-09-02 07:40:45 · answer #4 · answered by Alecto 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cause peapole are dumb?
2007-09-02 07:40:44 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋